Time to cardiac death after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in potential organ donors

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2157-2165

  Suntharalingam, C ^a   Sharples, L ^c   Dudley, C ^d   Bradley, J A ^a   Watson, C J E ^a,b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac death donors; Death; Deceased donor; Donor selection; Kidney transplantation; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SELECTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME OF DEATH; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEATH; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 69149102635     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02758.x     Document Type: Article

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